Wood-based panels — Import value in Laos
Laos: Wood-based panels — Import value was 11,828 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import value in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import value in Laos stood at 11,828 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 256.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import value in Laos peaked at 11,828 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 2000.
Laos ranks 139th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import value in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 23 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 140 1000 USD | +508.7% |
| 1964 | 22 1000 USD | -84.3% |
| 1965 | 81 1000 USD | +268.2% |
| 1966 | 81 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 135 1000 USD | +66.7% |
| 1968 | 100 1000 USD | -25.9% |
| 1969 | 438 1000 USD | +338.0% |
| 1970 | 679 1000 USD | +55.0% |
| 1971 | 240 1000 USD | -64.7% |
| 1972 | 240 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 240 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 45 1000 USD | -81.2% |
| 1993 | 37 1000 USD | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 37 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 357 1000 USD | +864.9% |
| 1996 | 357 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 319 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 319 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 121 1000 USD | -62.1% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 203 1000 USD | — |
| 2002 | 203 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 203 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 203 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 203 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 203 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 203 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,816 1000 USD | +794.6% |
| 2009 | 1,690 1000 USD | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2,040 1000 USD | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 2,583 1000 USD | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 2,797 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 2,792 1000 USD | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,318 1000 USD | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 3,606 1000 USD | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 4,053 1000 USD | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 2,610 1000 USD | -35.6% |
| 2018 | 3,561 1000 USD | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 9,556 1000 USD | +168.4% |
| 2020 | 7,677 1000 USD | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 6,703 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 4,194 1000 USD | -37.4% |
| 2023 | 11,677 1000 USD | +178.4% |
| 2024 | 11,828 1000 USD | +1.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 11,828 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,901 1000 USD, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 11,828 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,824 1000 USD, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import value in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +864.9% | 37 1000 USD | 357 1000 USD |
| 2008 | +794.6% | 203 1000 USD | 1,816 1000 USD |
| 1963 | +508.7% | 23 1000 USD | 140 1000 USD |
| 1969 | +338.0% | 100 1000 USD | 438 1000 USD |
| 1965 | +268.2% | 22 1000 USD | 81 1000 USD |
| 2023 | +178.4% | 4,194 1000 USD | 11,677 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.89 1000 USD | 22 1000 USD | 438 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 349.75 1000 USD | 240 1000 USD | 679 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1990s | 199 1000 USD | 37 1000 USD | 357 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 492.7 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 1,816 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,692 1000 USD | 2,040 1000 USD | 9,556 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,416 1000 USD | 4,194 1000 USD | 11,828 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import value in Laos?
- Wood-based panels — import value in Laos was 11,828 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 11,828 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for wood-based panels — import value?
- Laos ranks 139th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import value rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en